If I had a nickel for every person that wanted to build their own blog, well… I’d have a LOT of nickels!

The problem is that most people get stuck at the “building” part.

They pay massive fees to have custom blog sites created. Or they spend a lot of money on incredibly complicated “site building” software… some even as high as $297/month!

And they end up more frustrated than ever.

That’s why I have been hard at work on a solution that is affordable and practical.

What I’ve created will help you overcome the obstacles that have been standing in your way.

You may be familiar with Wordpress. As the world’s leading blogging platform, Wordpress is the go-to solution for many successful bloggers and business owners. WordPress offers a number of standard “themes” and plugins that anyone can use in the design of their website.

And while WordPress is easy to use, sometimes people get overwhelmed with the technical aspects of setting up a new media optimized WordPress blog.

That’s why I am so excited to announce the EZ Build A Blog Course!

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You’ve never seen a course as easy to follow. Check out what you’ll learn with the EZ Build A Blog Course:

- The EZ Way to Register a Domain Name
- The EZ Way to Register for Hosting
- The EZ Way to Configure Your Hosting
- The EZ Way to Install WordPress
- The EZ Way to Customize Your Blog
- The EZ Way to Enhance WordPress
- The EZ Way to Create Your First Keyword Optimized Blog Post

With The EZ Build A Blog Course you can get your blog online and avoid all of the technical headaches and frustration that can knock you off your feet and keep you from developing an online presence.

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It gets better… I’ve even added two bonuses that will enhance your online business: the From A to e(Z)ine course and a two month trial of the DotCom Mechanics DVD of the Month Program.

- Get all you need to design and publish an eZine

- Access step-by-step tutorials to help you get the most out of your investment in internet marketing tools.

Go check out The EZ Build A Blog Course now and watch the brief video for an overview of how the EZ Build A Blog Course is the answer you have been looking for!

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I just stumbled across a new service that I think will change the way online entrepreneurs communicate with their tribe.  It’s a new service from Logiscape that offers a refreshing advance in social networking.  I just created my free faceplate and urge you to get your free IM Faceplate today!

Many online entrepreneurs struggle to get their message out and with so many competing social messaging services, it’s easy to see why.  IM Faceplate is a different breed of social networking but with a twist.

IM Faceplate members have the ability to add articles, videos and special spotlights in addition to tying in their RSS feeds and Twitter feeds for automatic updates.

IM Faceplate enables you to easily integrate all of your social media accounts.  Within a few minutes of creating your free IM Faceplate account, you can have your feeds integrated and online ready to connect with your followers.

Get your free IM Faceplate

Like it’s social media counterparts, IM Faceplate is free but you do have the option of upgrading to a Pro account for $14.95 per month.  I haven’t upgraded my account yet so can’t comment on the features of the pro account.

A feature that I’m excited about is the facepoints.  As you and your visitors interact with your favorite faceplate, you earn facepoints.  Facepoints is a reward system and turn into a type of popularity rating.  The more facepoints you earn, the more exposure you receive throughout the IM Faceplate community.

IM Faceplate is a new service – barely only a few days old at the time of this post.  IM Faceplate is a new social networking service that launched on June 29, 2010.  I urge you to lockup your free IM Faceplate today.

One of the questions I’m often asked is how to put together an info product and market it online.  There are several courses I’ve reviewed over the years that have all been successful for the clients I work with.  One of the most intensive courses I’ve reviewed is no longer available.  But there’s a new one on the horizon from Mark Joyner, whom I respect a great deal.  I’ve reviewed a lot of his products and use quite a bit of his stuff myself so even though I haven’t seen this new product (yet!) I am confident that it will offer you a step-by-step guide to putting an info product together.

Embarrassing Footage of Mark Joyner

I think it would be a very wise idea to take a moment to watch the embarrassing footage of Mark Joyner everyone is talking about:

http://www.simpleology.com/p/footage/deborah/

I held off on sending this out but you really need to take seven minutes to watch the video above.  When you’re done, queue up the next video in the series:

Bizarre Stories

I wouldn’t have believed these bizarre stories from Mark Joyner, but you can Google them and verify that they are 100% true:

http://www.simpleology.com/p/truestories/deborah/

Is there GOLD buried under Main Street in YOUR town?  I just finished watching a video about a new program that will be launching soon and I must admit, it just blew my mind!

Before you read this, I have to warn you that it will make some sensitive people upset…

It’s no wonder, though. CNN and Fox and your local news channel is blaring about the economy and how terrible things are for business. It’s got entrepreneurs and small business owners running scared.

And that’s not just for us internet marketers – it goes DOUBLE for Mom-and-Pop, Brick-and-Mortar stores like the ones in YOUR hometown.

What if I told you there’s a way you can take what you ALREADY KNOW about marketing online and TEAM UP with the BEST businesses in your area to make MORE money…

More money than EITHER of you could make alone…

And you actually do it by HELPING people, not SELLING them!

It’s true! You can find more details about this exceptional main street program by clicking here.

Listen, you may have heard about similar “Offline” money-making schemes before, but this is drastically different.

No need to become an uber-expert guru to land clients…

No need to hire a designer – a programmer – a secretary – a sales staff… Because…

Well, look – you might not believe me unless you saw it yourself. I watched it twice just to make sure.

Find more details about this exceptional main street program by clicking here

Seriously. Go check it out now!  If you’re in the business of helping other business owners, you owe it to yourself for find out more information about this incredible new program.

P.S. There are people who are “kinda ready to learn a little about making money with internet marketing”…

And then there’s “ready to MAKE SOME MONEY with internet marketing – HELP ME DO IT ALREADY!”… help yourself right now by clicking here!

Chances are you’ve heard about Russell Brunson’s viral “exit” software by now, ExitFire.  Many of you have asked me to produce a video to show you how to add exitfire code to your website.  Just click on the video tutorial below and you’ll find an easy step-by-step guide on how to add the exitfire code to your website.

How To Add ExitFire Code To Your Website

What do you think?

• Will this new viral exit software live up to its promises?
• Do you think it will significantly increase qualified traffic to your site?
• Have any questions not covered in the video tutorial?

If you’ve tried the service or have any questions, leave a comment below.

There’s a new viral “exit” software on the market.  I’m always on the lookout for interesting tools and strategies to help my clients increase their online visibility and traffic.  I clicked through to the website and signed up to give the service a test run (it’s FREE – you can find out more at ExitFire).

Russell states that over 99% of the visitors who come to your website will NEVER buy.  He goes on to say that there’s a way to turn people LEAVING your website into NEW targeted traffic.  Intrigued by the e-mail, I surfed on over to the ExitFire site to find out more information.

There’s a free video showing how you can get over 200,000 visitors PER DAY to your website using a very simple system. You can check out the video by pressing play below:

First Impressions

I’m not entirely sure if the service will live up to it’s claims but I’ve installed it on one of my sites that is currently getting zero traffic which probably isn’t the best strategy but I’m trying to approach the experiment from the newbie level.  If I were interested in getting traffic to a site that wasn’t currently getting any traffic and this service promised to do so, my first instinct would be to install the code on the site.

For most newbies, they’ve just encountered the first challenge: getting the code they need onto their site.  It’s one line of javascript that needs to be installed on a page right after the <body> tag.  For some people, that might be a simple task.  For others, it may pose a bit of a challenge.  I’ll post a quick video tutorial on how to get the code installed shortly.

If you have a blog, chances are you won’t know where to add the code.  I recommend just adding it into a sidebar widget so that it’s available in your blog template.  I tried it on one of my blogs as a test and it worked as expected.

How ExitFire Works

Once the code is installed on your site, when someone visits your blog or lands on the page to which you have added the javascript code, nothing remarkable happens until you leave or exit the site.  Then you’re presented with the popup you see to the right.

Seems simple enough, click OK to leave the page or cancel to view one of the partner sites.

Within the ExitFire admin panel, there’s an area where you can set up the websites you want displayed when you earn credits.  You earn credits when you refer others to ExitFire and when someone clicks on the exit popup.  In the few minutes it’s taken me to generate this post, I’ve already earned three ad credits.

I’m not quite sure yet how that translates into dollars and cents but it will be interesting to monitor the progress over the next few weeks.

Once you click Cancel, a random partner website is generated for display.  The first time I tested the popup, I was thrown into a loop of three different sites.  I kept clicking cancel and after about three sites got tired of the game, thinking I was going to be stuck in an endless loop of exit pop-ups.  So I can see how that could get annoying to a visitor who just wants to leave!

When I tested it again through another browser, I was shown only one site and clicking cancel again brought me to the ExitFire site.  Third test through another browser on another machine brought me straight to the ExitFire site.  I’m hoping that that means they have some kind of algorithm running that tracks clicks to prevent click fraud rather than it being a bug in the system.

The Proof Will Be In The Pudding

I’ll be monitoring my new toy over the next few weeks to see if traffic increases significantly on the sites I’ve added to my profile.  It should be easy to see a huge spike in activity.  I’ll be sure to post any significant results.

What do you think?

• Will this new viral exit software live up to its promises?
• Do you think it will significantly increase qualified traffic to your site?
• Or will it fail to deliver on its promises?

If you’ve tried the service, leave a comment below.  And if you’re passing on the service, feel free to share your reasons too.

Earlier this month, I received an e-mail from Jimmy D. Brown where he introduced the custom one-of-a-kind theme he uses for his blog.  It was designed and coded for his exclusive use by a first-rate graphics guy.  He charges $499 per project!

Whenever someone stumbles across his site, they often wonder “which theme did he use?” looking at the features with envy and wishing they could get one just like it.  Most people can’t afford $499 for a custom theme.  I can’t even afford $499 for a custom theme.

But when I heard that Jimmy D. Brown hired his graphics guy to create a theme that is very similar to his own that he could sell to the general public at a very small and affordable price…

I knew I had to get my hands on it.

The result was a wonderful theme entitled…

Multiple Streams Theme

And I’ve gotta admit: I’m impressed! The multiple streams theme has ten built-in ways to make money just by using the theme at your own blog.  And it was super easy to install and configure.

You can read all about it at… http://ideborah.com/blog/multiplestreamstheme/

IN FACT, if you’re a blogger, I’d highly recommend you buy a copy of the theme right now before you forget.

What do you think?

• Do you like the look of the theme installed at http://ideborah.com?
• Do you think it will significantly increase passive income streams?
• Have you seen any comparable themes?

Share your thoughts below.

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The ASK Database™ is the “world’s first and only search engine for survey results.” That’s why I want you to scroll down and click the link that says, Get Started For $1

Several of my clients use Ask Database to set up campaigns to poll their clients.  I’ve used it myself as well and the program is easy for newbies to understand and integrate into their hub sites.  It’s based on the Socratic principle of asking questions in order to get to the heart of what your clients and prospects want so that you can easily create products to fill that need.  It’s a powerful tool but it doesn’t fit every business.  That’s why I’ve arranged for your to test drive it for $1.

For just $1 you will get access to:

• Multiple Survey Types – The Ask Database™ offers a wide variety of survey types, including Open-Ended questions, Multiple Choice questions, and much, much more.

• Customizable Templates – The Ask Database™ offers fully customizable templates for displaying your ASK Campaign including full-page templates complete with your picture on down to small templates designed to be pop-ups on your website.
• Powerful Analysis Tools – To help you sort through all of the information your ASK Campaign will generate, we offer a comprehensive set of tools for analyzing your data, including: Conversion Analysis; Full-Featured Search; and Word Density Analyzer.
• Video Tutorials and In-Line Help – To make using the Ask Database™ as simple as possible, we offer two different help systems. The first is In-Line Help, which lets you click on help icons placed throughout the Ask Database™ that give you the answers you’re looking for right away without having to search through a manual to find them.
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Last week I hosted a webinar on the new FTC Endorsement Guidelines coming into effect December 1st, 2009.  The replay is now available.  The webinar was presented by JP Micek, founder of iQuanSite.com.  JP is not a lawyer, nor does the information provided constitute legal advice.  Should you have any questions regarding the specific legal ramifications of the new guidelines as they pertain to your business, please consult a lawyer specializing in Internet Law.

Part I: Understanding the FTC Endorsement Guidelines

Part II: Q&A on the New FTC Endorsement Guidelines

In addition to watching the webinar, I suggest that you review the guidelines yourself to be sure that you understand the new regulations. Download the new FTC Endorsement Guide here

Almost every client I have ever worked with uses Quickbooks. Every Virtual Bookkeeper I have every worked with uses some version of Quickbooks or another. I use Quickbooks in my own business and manage billing for a client in the Online Version of Quickbooks.

Why is Quickbooks so popular? First, it’s a breeze to install and configure. You pop in the installation CD and it autostarts. Once installed, you can choose from a few different predefined templates for your books or create your own Chart of Accounts.

Next, QuickBooks allows you to save time and see the big picture at a glance. No more huting through your shoebox of receipts! Also gone are the days of transposed figures or bad arthimetic. QuickBooks automates all of your calculations so that you get it right the first time, every time!

And finally, Quickbooks is easy to learn and use and if you ever need to outsource your bookeeping, most professional bookkeepers use the Quickbooks software.

I’ve used several different versions of bookkeeping software and QuickBooks is by far the easiest for coaches to use.

Bookkeeping is by far the biggest stumbling block in any small business. Don’t delay, improve your financial forecast by ordering Quickbooks today.